Binance’s BNB Chain Completes Pascal Hard Fork, BNB Price ATH Soon?
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Key Notes The Pascal hardfork of BNB Chain brings features like gas fee optimization, batch transactions, and enhanced smart payment interfaces. Upcoming upgrades, Lorentz in April and Maxwell in June, will reduce block times to 1.5 seconds and 0.75 seconds, respectively. BNB Chain has seen a surge in decentralized exchange (DEX) activity, with meme coins significantly boosting trading volume . BNB Chain has successfully implemented the Pascal hardfork while introducing significant improvements to its ecosystem. This upgrade brings along the EIP-7702 smart contract wallet with features such as optimized gas fee abstraction, support for batch transactions, and enhanced smart payment interfaces. The Pascal hardfork will bolster Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility with the BNB Chain while enhancing the overall developer experience on the network. Additionally, developers have shared the future roadmap for the BNB Chain that will introduce further performance enhancements. The two key upgrades in the future roadmap read: The Lorentz upgrade, scheduled for April, will reduce block time to 1.5 seconds. The other is the Maxwell upgrade in June, which will further cut block time to just 0.75 seconds, ensuring faster transaction finality and network efficiency. Pascal hardfork is now complete and we’re already planning future hardforks: 🔸 Lorentz (April 2025): Faster block times (1.5s)🔸 Maxwell (June 2025): Even faster (0.75s) Want to shape the next upgrade? Join the discussion:https://t.co/4uV2v508oN pic.twitter.com/SFi9WFUGHV — BNB Chain Developers (@BNBChainDevs) March 20, 2025 BNB Chain Dominates the DEX Market Binance’s native blockchain ecosystem BNB Chain has witnessed a sharp surge in the decentralized exchange (DEX) activity while challenging Solana’s dominance in this space. “For six consecutive days, since March 15, DEXs built on BSC have accounted for over 30% of the total DEX market share, outpacing other chains and reinforcing BNB Chain’s position in the DeFi space,” the firm wrote. Additionally, the…
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